Crime Rate in Royal Hospital, ward

Royal Hospital has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 451st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 107th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Royal Hospital in the last 12 months was 167.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Royal Hospital’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 357 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 11.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -17.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 264 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Royal Hospital ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.